5 years in and Lillys relationship with Luke is complex and integral to his life.
When people ask me if a service dog has specific functions for a person with autism or if it’s an emotional support animal, the real answer is yes.
5 years in and Lillys relationship with Luke is complex and integral to his life. It’s not exactly as I imagined it, but that is because both of them are flexible changing beings. They love each other a lot and her ability to read him and see what he needs and listen and change continues to amaze me.
The other day Luke was pulling a few leave off of plants and presenting them to her as she assisted in keeping him from going into the middle of the road on our walk. She was able to multi task both and Luke is coming into his own now up to averaging 2 mile walks almost daily.
She senses when things are getting too escalated and cools down situations for Luke and his brother Sam. She can track them for up to two miles in case the horrible happened and we had to find him after wandering off.
It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without Lilly because her many support actions have become part of how our boys live every day life; and they continue to expand as the boys age and have new and distinct needs.
